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Persuasive Techniques Used in Writing Or…how to get what you want! What are PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES? Persuasive techniques are the strategies authors use to make their writing more convincing. Persuasive techniques: Get a reader’s attention Emphasize a point Polish the writing Why are we learning about Persuasive Techniques in English class? You might be asked to identify one or more of them on the AIMS Reading Test. You will be asked to identify one or more of them on the District Benchmark Exam. Identifying the techniques can help you judge the effectiveness of persuasive essays, editorials, and arguments. You can use these techniques in your own writing! ANALOGY DEFINITION: a comparison of similar ideas, often used to explain a complex situation by showing how it is like a simple one EXAMPLE: Boot camp is like one long piano lesson: grueling, but ultimately rewarding. CAUSE AND EFFECT DEFINITION: This technique demonstrates that two or more things are connected by stating that one causes another. EXAMPLE: Many studies show that eating 200 carrots a day causes a person to become smarter. OVERSTATEMENT (hyperbole) DEFINITION: a deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect EXAMPLE: With a Herculean effort, straining every muscle in her young form, Jane answered the phone. REPETITION DEFINITION: occurs when words are repeated in order to make a stronger impact on the reader EXAMPLE: The people of this city deserve a mayor they can trust, a mayor they can respect, a mayor they can count on. RHETORICAL QUESTION DEFINITION: a question that prompts the reader to think, but which the writer does not answer because the answer is usually obvious to the reader EXAMPLE: Who among us has not dreamed of the day when we can soar among the clouds using only the power of our minds? SENTENCE VARIETY DEFINITION: occurs when the length and structure of sentences is varied in order to make certain statements stand out more